Newcastle co-owner releases personal statement after devastating night at SJP

After Newcastle United’s sad defeat to AC Milan last night, co-owner Mehrdad Ghodoussi sent a personal message to fans.

He thanks the players for taking us on a ‘great ride’ over the last few months, believing we deserved more, but maintains we still have a long season ahead of us and will ‘pull ourselves up’ for Saturday’s Premier League showdown with Fulham following three consecutive defeats.

Ghodoussi believes the ‘future is bright’ at Newcastle, believing we are ‘creating something exceptional’ and will ‘continue to improve’ after learning a painful lesson on Europe’s biggest stage last night.

Thank you to every one of you for your incredible support tonight.

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‘The team gave it their all and took on us on an incredible journey these last few months. We deserved more, but this is football.

‘We will pick ourselves up and focus on Saturday. We still have a long season ahead of us.

‘As I’ve said before, we are building something special here and we will continue to grow. The future is bright.’

Thank you to every one of you for your incredible support tonight. The team gave it their all and took on us on an incredible journey these last few months. We deserved more, but this is football. We will pick ourselves up and focus on Saturday. We still have a long season ahead…